NBA Players with the Highest Steal Averages in Their 18th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th NBA season, ranked by regular season steals per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most steals in the Regular Season in his 18th year?

Playing for the 2002 Utah Jazz, John Stockton averaged 1.9 steals in 82 games — the highest steals per game average by any NBA player in his 18th season.

Steals Per Game, 18th Season

1.9 spg
John Stockton
(2002 Utah Jazz)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Steals Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
1	John Stockton (2002 Jazz)	1.9	152	82	13.4	3.2	8.2	0.3	0.3
2	Jason Kidd (2012 Mavericks)	1.7	82	48	6.2	4.1	5.5	0.2	1.6
3	Karl Malone (2003 Jazz)	1.7	136	81	20.6	7.8	4.7	0.4	0.0
4	Chris Paul (2023 Suns)	1.5	91	59	13.9	4.3	8.9	0.4	1.7
5	Russell Westbrook (2026 Kings)	1.4	36	26	13.8	6.8	7.3	0.2	1.8
6	Hakeem Olajuwon (2002 Raptors)	1.2	74	61	7.1	6.0	1.1	1.5	0.0
7	Kobe Bryant (2014 Lakers)	1.2	7	6	13.8	4.3	6.3	0.2	0.5
8	Kevin Garnett (2013 Celtics)	1.1	78	68	14.8	7.8	2.3	0.9	0.0
9	Mike Conley (2025 Timberwolves)	1.1	79	71	8.2	2.6	4.5	0.2	1.8
10	LeBron James (2021 Lakers)	1.1	48	45	25.0	7.7	7.8	0.6	2.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
11	Kyle Lowry (2024 more than 1 team)	1.0	59	60	8.1	3.2	4.2	0.4	1.6
12	Kevin Durant (2026 Rockets)	1.0	20	21	24.8	4.6	4.0	0.8	1.8
13	Andre Iguodala (2022 Warriors)	0.9	27	31	4.0	3.2	3.7	0.7	0.5
14	Derek Fisher (2014 Thunder)	0.9	70	81	5.2	1.5	1.4	0.0	1.1
15	Nicolas Batum (2026 Clippers)	0.8	21	25	4.5	2.8	0.8	0.4	1.4
16	Tim Duncan (2015 Spurs)	0.8	63	77	13.9	9.1	3.0	2.0	0.0
17	Reggie Miller (2005 Pacers)	0.8	50	66	14.8	2.4	2.2	0.1	1.5
18	Ray Allen (2014 Heat)	0.7	54	73	9.6	2.8	2.0	0.1	1.6
19	Dirk Nowitzki (2016 Mavericks)	0.7	52	75	18.3	6.5	1.8	0.7	1.7
20	Carmelo Anthony (2021 Trail Blazers)	0.7	46	69	13.4	3.1	1.5	0.6	1.9

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
21	Vince Carter (2016 Grizzlies)	0.6	38	60	6.6	2.4	0.9	0.3	1.0
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1987 Lakers)	0.6	49	78	17.5	6.7	2.6	1.2	0.0
23	Jason Terry (2017 Bucks)	0.6	46	74	4.1	1.4	1.3	0.3	1.0
24	Eric Gordon (2026 76ers)	0.6	3	5	4.2	0.4	0.6	0.0	1.0
	Al Horford (2025 Celtics)	0.6	36	60	9.0	6.2	2.1	0.9	1.9
26	Terry Cummings (2000 Warriors)	0.6	13	22	8.4	4.9	1.0	0.4	0.0
27	Robert Parish (1994 Celtics)	0.6	42	74	11.7	7.3	1.1	1.3	0.0
28	Dwight Howard (2022 Lakers)	0.6	34	60	6.2	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.1
29	Trevor Ariza (2022 Lakers)	0.5	13	24	4.0	3.4	1.1	0.3	0.8
30	Jamal Crawford (2018 Timberwolves)	0.5	40	80	10.3	1.2	2.3	0.1	1.3

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
31	Paul Pierce (2016 Clippers)	0.5	33	68	6.1	2.7	1.0	0.3	1.1
32	Steve Nash (2014 Lakers)	0.5	7	15	6.8	1.9	5.7	0.1	0.5
33	Tyson Chandler (2019 more than 1 team)	0.4	21	55	3.1	5.6	0.7	0.4	0.0
34	Grant Hill (2013 Clippers)	0.4	11	29	3.2	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.1
35	Tony Parker (2019 Hornets)	0.4	21	56	9.5	1.5	3.7	0.1	0.2
36	Kevin Love (2026 Jazz)	0.3	5	15	6.5	4.5	1.7	0.3	1.3
37	Jermaine O'Neal (2014 Warriors)	0.3	14	44	7.9	5.5	0.6	0.9	0.0
38	Brook Lopez (2026 Clippers)	0.3	6	19	5.8	1.7	0.5	0.8	1.3
39	Rick Mahorn (1999 76ers)	0.3	5	16	0.8	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.0
40	Charles Oakley (2003 Wizards)	0.3	13	42	1.8	2.5	1.0	0.1	0.0

		Steals			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	3pm
41	Shaquille O'Neal (2010 Cavaliers)	0.3	15	53	12.0	6.7	1.5	1.2	0.0
42	Kevin Willis (2003 Spurs)	0.3	20	71	4.2	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.0
43	Kurt Thomas (2013 Knicks)	0.3	10	39	2.5	2.3	0.5	0.4	0.0
44	Clifford Robinson (2007 Nets)	0.2	12	50	4.1	2.4	1.0	0.5	0.5
45	Moses Malone (1994 76ers)	0.2	11	55	5.3	4.1	0.6	0.3	0.0
46	Jerry Stackhouse (2013 Nets)	0.2	7	37	4.9	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.8
47	James Edwards (1995 Trail Blazers)	0.2	5	28	2.7	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.0
48	Pau Gasol (2019 more than 1 team)	0.2	5	30	3.9	4.6	1.7	0.5	0.2
49	Juwan Howard (2012 Heat)	0.1	4	28	1.5	1.7	0.4	0.0	0.0
50	Tree Rollins (1995 Magic)	0.1	7	51	1.2	1.9	0.2	0.7	0.0